Encouraging messages that have been AI-generated as I grow through the messes and joys of life.
AI-Generated Image: A young White girl wearing glasses with blonde shoulder-length hair, brown eyes. She is also wearing a shirt that says, “Let’s Help One Another Toward Greatness.” Created with Canva. T-Shirt Message #4
“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.” – Booker T. Washington
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I recently signed up to write on Substack as well. Poking the Bear’s Belly for Fun is a place of healing as I speak aboutthe most recent events with my place of employment, as it pertains to racism and discrimination. I welcome your visit.
a solstitial event was the day she left silence at the foot of our friendship.
there is nothing more heartbreaking than a woman who doesn’t know her heart’s desire being capable of crushing the heart of another.
now I have a timestamp of when I learned the phrase “I will never hurt you.” has an unspoken addendum:
“unless I’m afraid of what your love can do to me.”
jujitsu’d out of love
I’m at a point where my mind is debating with my heart to not have it jujitsu it anymore.
it’s tired of fighting a fight for lackluster love and never winning.
I used to be a strategic runner– hurdling over dead weight and con people.
now I lean into obstacles with heavy artillery stationed around my person.
I handle war much differently in my older years.
I know how my battles often portray themselves, and I fight smart not hard.
Have you gotten your copy of my new book: a collection of serial tales & flash fiction, Séduire (E-BookandPaperback) yet?
I recently signed up to write on Substack as well. Poking the Bear’s Belly for Fun is a place of healing as I speak aboutthe most recent events with my place of employment as it pertains to racism and discrimination. I welcome your visit.
AI-Generated Image. A Black married couple who just got married. They are both smiling into the camera. A glimpse of sunlight shines in the background, highlighting their faces.
marriage, no, thank you.
I used to want marriage–when I dilly-dallied in my 20s and early 30s…
now, I’ve no yen to lasso such a thing close to me that seems to depress my loved ones.
Of all the married couples I’ve ever known, 30% of them are happy. I don’t care who you are, that’s a frightening statistic.
I envision myself whole, free, loved, and understood, and I don’t have faith in anyone else to make me that way.
The journey must begin and end with me.
AI-Generated Image: A Biracial man standing with a look of confidence on his face, as he leans against a red truck.
his lack of charm drew me in
I wasn’t lying when I said, “he isn’t debonair.” he isn’t. he wasn’t. but there was something of an allure about him– how his lack of charm convinced me to reveal my caged self.
all the baggage. all the misplaced anger. all the need for space.
he was a breeze that passed through at the perfect time and collected me during my most heated moments.
we relied on passion to sustain us, and that was our downfall.
Have you gotten your copy of my new book: a collection of serial tales & flash fiction, Séduire (E-BookandPaperback) yet?
I recently signed up to write on Substack as well. Poking the Bear’s Belly for Fun is a place of healing as I speak aboutthe most recent events with my place of employment, as it pertains to racism and discrimination. I welcome your visit.
Broken Promises: Pictured Microfiction, created with Canva.
Have you gotten your copy of my new book: a collection of serial tales & flash fiction, Séduire (E-BookandPaperback) yet?
I recently signed up to write on Substack as well. Poking the Bear’s Belly for Fun is a place of healing as I speak aboutthe most recent events with my place of employment as it pertains to racism and discrimination. I welcome your visit.
AI Generated Image: A Black woman running down a busy street in hip-hugger short shorts, a black halter top, and black heels. The background is a blurry, busy street – much like most well-known cities’ “Downtown”.
Memory shifts from a dream state to a thinking state, and she speaks out loud to herself. “What the hell just happened?” It’s one thing to feel like you’ve been dreaming for the entire night, but it is a whole other situation when everything feels like a dream even when it shouldn’t. Her hands were shaking – the left hand first, then the right. Her husband is still sound asleep . . . unbeknownst to the conjured up drama his wife is experiencing. Crabby night air fills the room, and Memory longs to fade to black and never return to this space and time. Running away from her fears is a welcome reprieve, but what shoes should she wear?
awake at twilight fear rattling her shaken soul runaways come back
Honeysuckle Heat by Michele Lee Sefton. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt
Recently, I read Michele Lee Sefton’s novella, Honeysuckle Heat, and was left feeling a bit bothered by both characters. Before you ask, this is a good thing.
I had become invested in their love affair, their actions, and the one-sidedness and obsessiveness of their relationship. I felt bad for Matthew and total contempt for Jacqueline. Michele developed layered characters who are believable and easy to relate to.
Here is the review for it:
“Short, Sweet, & Devastatingly Good
Honeysuckle Heat is a novella that starts off passionate and strong but rolls into details of a man obsessed with a woman who appears to be self-centered and narcissistic.
Matthew, I thought, was such a layered character who devoted his love, time, and care to a woman, Jacqueline, who only seemed satisfied when the world revolved around her.
I thought the author did a great job sharing their personalities and crafting their story around the occurrences surrounding their complicated relationship.
I felt sorry for Matthew because he was so blinded by Jacqueline’s beauty and body that he couldn’t tap into how one-sided their brief reunion was.
I was happy with the turn of events at the end. It was unexpected, but definitely comforting to read. It leaves me wondering what will happen for both of them in the near future.
This is another great read by Michele Lee Sefton, allowing the reader to see the sensual side of her creative mind.”
If you’re a fan of sensual, passionate, love/like/lust, this book is one you should read. You will definitely become just as invested as I did.
A Cornered Gurl 
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